Mapping whose reality? Geographic information systems (GIS) and "wild science"

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-434

  Duncan, Sally L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748529628     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662506061885     Document Type: Article

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